Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge: On the programme tonight we'll bring you the very latest from the Israel-Hamas war - and we'll look at the political reaction here in the UK.

Asylum seekers have reboarded the Bibby Stockholm barge after they were evacuated when Legionella bacteria was discovered two months ago.

The vessel - docked at Portland Port in Dorset - is part of the government's plans to deal with illegal migration into the UK. The Home Office says using the ship - with a capacity of more than 500 - is cheaper than using hotels to house people.

Also tonight, Rishi Sunak has arrived in Saudi Arabia after visiting Israel earlier today

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One of the biggest health gatherings on the African continent, the African Health Conference has been launched in Midrand Johannesburg. The three day conference is aimed at trying to come up with solutions to some of the global and continental health challenges. Observers say the COVID-19 pandemic is proof that medical professionals have to be on high alert at all times. The conference has drawn delegates from all over the continent as well as the world at large. The three day event seeks to bring together different role players in healthcare to share ideas and to foster collaborations.

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Today abolitionist movements all over the world come together for A21's 9th annual Walk For Freedom against human trafficking. A21 is a global anti-human trafficking organisation. It is dedicated to abolishing slavery together with various partners.

The A21 Walk For Freedom is a global response to human trafficking, rallying tens of thousands of people in cities around the world to fundraise and walk for the millions enslaved today.

Rhema Bible Church in Randburg, Johannesburg also supports A21's mission of ending slavery and human trafficking.

We catch up with SABC News reporter Molemo waOne Mothoa and video journalist Hlomla Hlangani at Rhema Bible Church for the detail.

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The rate of coronavirus cases is rising in many parts of Africa, where governments face alarming shortages of funds and vaccines.

The global drop in infection rates "masks a worrying increase in cases and deaths in many countries," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists this week. "The steep increase in Africa is especially concerning because it is the region with the least access to vaccines, diagnostics and oxygen," he said.

Conflicts in Ethiopia, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are exacerbating the situation. In Uganda, in East Africa, the number of new daily cases has shot up in the past month and had reached 1,400 by June 15, according to Our World in Data.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced a strict lockdown on June 6. Under the measures, all schools and institutions of higher learning were immediately closed for 42 days and all teachers must get fully vaccinated before they are allowed to return to work. Communal prayers in churches and mosques are also suspended for 42 days, as is public transport such as buses, taxis and boda boda motorcycle and bicycle service between and across districts.

In the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi warned of a "fatal third wave" and told people to be cautious, limiting gatherings to 20 people and shutting down nightclubs. According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), more than 35,000 COVID-19 cases have been registered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo so far and 845 people have died. However, the numbers are rising at an alarming pace. "The situation is serious, our hospitals are overcrowded," the president said, according to media reports.

The beginning of winter has increased the risk of infection in South Africa, where the number of cases has doubled in a short time, according to the WHO. On June 15, the country's Health Ministry reported more than 8,400 new cases. There have been over 58,000 deaths so far.

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Police have denied claims that they arrested Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza terming the reports false. This after a picture of Kawira Mwangaza aboard a police land cruiser was circulated on social media platforms. She was only carrying out her duty of delivering to her people.

Workers at the State Information Technology Agency have threatened to march to the office of the Communications Minister as they intensify their national strike.

The members of the Public Servants Association of South Africa, which represents most employees at SITA, have served the employer with a notice for industrial action after salary negotiations deadlocked.

Government IT workers are demanding an inflation-linked 7.5% salary increase, along with non-financial benefits. The employer is offering 5%.

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases recently announced an unexpected and steady increase in mumps, an acute viral infection caused by the rubulavirus, also known as the mumps virus. Cluster outbreaks have been noted in different provinces, with KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga accounting for the majority of the outbreaks. The Department of Health has urged the public not to panic over the outbreaks, which mostly affect children between the ages of 5 to 9 years old. However, younger and older children, as well as adults, can become infected. To give us an update, we are joined by Dr Michelle Groome, Head of the Division for Public Health Surveillance and Response at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

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The Chinese media presence across Africa has expanded dramatically over the past ten years as Beijing invested millions of dollars to build out a vast distribution network for its newspaper, radio and TV content. China's flagship TV network CCTV broadcasts daily from its regional hub in Nairobi, China Radio International broadcasts in-language programming on the FM dial in places like Dakar and the China Daily newspaper is even printed-locally in South Africa.

Although there is a growing variety of Chinese content available in Africa, news programming remains at the center of Beijing's media strategy. The Chinese government, like many in Africa, has long bristled over how the Western media frames the news in Africa. Western news outlets, critics argue, have created a set of so-called "embedded narratives" when reporting Africa. These commonly-seen narratives too often reduce Africa and its people to a number of deeply-entrenched caricatures that range from starving babies, dancing children, endless war to the land of safaris.

Whereas Western journalism celebrates its role as a "watchdog" in society, challenging governments and supposedly serving as a check on the powers of the establishment, the Chinese have an entirely different approach to covering the news both at home and in Africa. Since all official media in China are under the firm control of the communist party (which is different than the government), there is no tradition of adversarial journalism. Instead, the Chinese have developed a concept known as "constructive journalism."

“Constructive journalism can be both positive and negative, but the purpose is to find solutions,” explains Zhang Yanqiu, director of the Africa Communication Research Centre at the Communication University of China. “The idea is to give a new kind of balance and shine a new kind of light on the continent. Instead of just reporting on the situation, it asks ‘ how can we help them?’ The Western media may be telling the truth, but if you are telling the truth and things are just getting worse and people are afraid of traveling to Africa, for whose good is this?”

So the Chinese are aiming to portray a more upbeat view of Africa on its various news platforms. This means you will never see coverage of Sam Pa and his allegedly corrupt influence network or inappropriate Chinese arms sales to South Sudan and so on. Instead, the main CCTV newscast will feature positive stories about "win-win relations" and how 'African leaders praise China's role in African development.'

Not surprisingly, CCTV and other Chinese news outlets are widely panned in the West for promoting propaganda and not accurately reporting the news. While that certainly may be the case in some instances, professor Zhang argues it is not accurate to compare Chinese and Western journalism in Africa as they are not intended the same objectives. Whereas western journalism's sole objective is to inform, Chinese news content is considered to be an extension of Beijing's broader political and diplomatic agenda.

Professor Zhang joins Eric & Cobus to discuss the role of Chinese media in Africa, journalism in particular, and why she thinks it is so important that there are new voices in the market there to challenge the longstanding Western narratives about the continent.

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* The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial-within-a-trial will resume on Tuesday

* President Cyril Ramaphosa says if investment is substantially scaled up, then green hydrogen can deliver more than one-third of Africa's current energy consumption.

* Anglo American Platinum, BMW Group South Africa, and Sasol South Africa have signed a collaboration agreement that will bring hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. and supporting hydrogen refuelling technology. to South Africa.

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Renaissance Capital expects Africa to be affected in three main ways by the Russia-Ukraine war. The first and most pronounced effect will be via the surge in global commodity prices, particularly for oil and wheat, which has implications for inflation, current account balances and budget balances. Commodity exporters are likely to be the biggest beneficiaries of this conflict.

To unpack this we are joined by Yvonne Mhango, Head of Africa Research at Renaissance Capital.

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The ANC National Executive Committee held their three day meeting in Boksburg.

At least 38 countries have seen reports of forced, coerced or involuntary sterilisation over the past 20 years, with some of those cases involving women claiming they have been sterilised against their will whilst giving birth.

The UN is calling for an end to all forced sterilisation and for governments to prosecute those responsible.

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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa closes the party's National Executive Committee meeting in Boksburg East of Johannesburg.

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The opening of the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed power plant is the latest in a push to increase access to electricity and develop renewables in the West African country.


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The United States is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, and it's disproportionately impacting African Americans. In some states and cities, black Americans make up the majority of deaths from COVID-19. DW correspondent Stefan Simons went to a hospital in Washington DC to find out more.

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US President Joe Biden is set to reaffirm the importance of relations between the US and Africa when he meets with African leaders at the US-Africa Leaders Summit this week, amid China’s rising influence in the continent. CNA's Kate Fisher reports.

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The African union closed its annual summit on Sunday by condemning the wave of military coups that have seen an unprecedented number of member states suspended from the bloc.

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President Joe Biden announced his plan to visit Sub-Saharan Africa, stressing that he is serious about increasing US attention on the continent. The president also said he will dispatch many of his top advisors to Africa, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Biden made these commitments at the end of the 3 day US-Africa Leaders Summit that he is hosting in Washington DC. He also pledged $165 million to support peaceful, credible elections in Africa, where voting sometimes sparks violence. President Biden also announced his support for adding the African Union, which represents the continent's 54 countries, to become a member of one international economic group that is composed of the world's major industrial and emerging economies. White House Correspondent, Owen Jensen reports.

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South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32.7% in the final quarter of last year, data showed on Tuesday.

Statistics South Africa said the number of unemployed people totalled 7.9 million in the January-March period, from 7.7 million people in the last three months of 2022.

According to the expanded definition of unemployment which includes those discouraged from seeking work, 42.4% were without work compared to 42.6% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Now let us discuss this we are now joined via zoom by Clayton Naidoo Senior Director at Cisco.

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